Futurist Jim Carroll has quickly become recognized as your ‘go-to source’ for effective insight on what comes next, the strategies that you consider, and the leadership path you need to follow.
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The Ontario Hospital Association — based in Canada — is celebrating it’s 90th year. As part of that, it arranged for a number of experts to comment on the future of healthcare, and is running this in a site that “looks at the next 90 years.” They asked me to contribute a piece. I’m still […]
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GE is running an article, A Fresh Perspective from Many Minds, that explores the impact of crowdfunding on the world of R&D. I’ve long been pointing out that such efforts are accelerating R&D in countless industries, and in many cases, are challenging incumbent ‘owners of the industry.’ For example, I recently spent time with a company […]
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If anything, the year 2015 is going to be the year of ‘continuous business model disruption.’ It’s happening everywhere. The CEO of a major US energy company hired me to do a video that he would use on stage as part of the opening of a big energy conference. Here’s the result — could the […]
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I recently spoke at the Cattle Feeders Business Summit in Denver. Turns out the folks at Beef Magazine were in the audience, and here’s their report on my keynote! —– Will You Be Ranching Like The Jetsons In 10 Years? – Beef Magazine (link to article) “What will the beef industry look like in 10 years?” […]
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Some months back, the folks at Retail NewsAgent in the UK sent me a series of questions asking about the future of retail. They were busy preparing for their 125th anniversary issue, and were interviewing a number of fellow futurists for insight into the trends that might shape and impact the sector in the future. […]
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Here’s a fun little video clip from a keynote this February, when I opened the annual conference for the Association of Test Publishers. These are the folks who manage the LSAT, GMAT’s and other professional skill tests. We are in a time that has us witnessing the rapid emergence of all kinds of new careers. […]
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The American Academy of Actuaries has just released their July / August edition of Contingencies Magazine, with an article about the impact of technology on actuarial practice. It’s a great article: with quotes such as this, you know its presenting some challenging ideas as to how insurance industry, and the actuarial profession that assesses risk, […]
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CNBC interviewed me a few weeks ago on the question of “trends that could shake up the financial industry.” Over the years, I’ve done thousands of such interviews. They just ran the resulting article, “4 Trends Changing the Way You Manage Money.“ A couple of key points: The article observes: Last year Accenture, a global […]
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I was in Detroit last week, for an opening talk for the TheBigM – Manufacturing conference. I had two roles to play : I was a speaker for the evening Gala Celebration, and was scheduled for an opening keynote the next morning to open the conference. Of course, when you live and work in the […]
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I’m featured, this month, in an article in Medical Products Outsourcing Magazine, entitled “Artful Adaptation: Packaging and sterilization providers must keep pace with rapid change to innovate, grow and improve product safety.” You can read the full article here — it’s well worth a read! Very much focused on several of my major themes, include that organizations […]
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It was a year ago today that my son Willie and I travelled to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, outside of Washington, where I was to deliver a keynote for a senior leadership team. The theme of my talk? In the grand scheme of things, over the long term, “the business of space is changing,” […]
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Final preparation in the home office here for what will prove to be a fun event next week! I’m headlining both the dinner, and am part of the opening events for “The Big M: Manufacturing Conference” in Detroit. On Monday night, I will be speaking to a packed audience of manufacturing executives and engineers at the SME Gala […]
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The future belongs to those who are fast — Jim Carroll, from the opening to a keynote to an audience of thousands in Las Vegas!
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The folks at the UK’s Retail News publication recently interviewed me on the future of retail; I’ll be featured in their upcoming 125th anniversary edition coming out in mid-July. They’ve just run a teaser for the article on their Web site. I promise to put up a full version of the article when it appears; […]
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Here’s a clip from a recent keynote for an insurance association at their annual conference in New Orleans; I’m speaking about the challenges that emerge in the industry as the pace of innovation in the world of insurance shifts to Siilcon Valley, and a new generation of mobile-enabled customers demand different methods of interaction.
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Caught your attention, didn’t I, and you obviously want to point something out to me! But now that I have your attention, think about the honorable profession of farming — it’s been around almost since the beginning of time. And it’s a profession that has involved a lot of trial and error; failure and success; […]
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Here’s a quick video clip from a health care keynote in Houston; I’m speaking about bio-connectivity and the trend towards the virtualization of healthcare.
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Way back in 2003, Monster.com ran a promotion which offered the winner — a corporate organization — the chance to bring me in for a customized talk on future trends. I showed my kids (then 8 and 10 years old) the ad. They were not impressed. Why do I post this now? My wife and […]
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Microsoft runs one of the largest training and certification communities in the world, related to its Microsoft Developer program. And they certainly “get knowledge” ; indeed, I often use a quote from the organization that outlines their belief that in the future, half of GDP will be generated from knowledge acquisition and education. That’s why […]
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Back in February, I was the opening keynote speaker for 2014 Ameriquest National Symposium, speaking about trends related to transportation, infrastructure, fleet management, business model disruption — you name it! Bridget Fediuk is the Marketing Manager for NationaLease, and is responsible for overseeing the marketing of NationaLease meetings and events, the NationaLease NEWS, Webinars, and […]
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A few weeks ago, I was the opening keynote speaker in Las Vegas for the 2014 Multi-Unit Restaurant Technology Conference (MURTEC). In the room were folks responsible for the technology investments of a vast number of major fast-casual and quick-service restaurant companies. The attendee list featured some of the largest such organizations in the world, as […]
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The CEO’s are starting to notice. That is, a lot of my clients (I do a lot of private, corporate off sites with major companies in addition to my conference and association keynotes) that the speed of change in their industry is increasingly being dictated by the speed of innovation of companies in the technology […]
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At the end of the month, I’ll be the opening keynote speaker for the Camstar Global Conference 2014, in Orlando, Florida. I will be focused on the theme of the acceleration of product life cycles, the need for new, fast paced manufacturing methodologies, and the issue of what happens as every industry is aligned to […]
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Another video clip, hot off the press from a keynote I did for 2,000 in New Orleans a few months ago. My apologies to Scanadu – the project isn’t happening at NASA’s JPL, it’s over at Ames.
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